Ventilator associated pneumonia: pathobiological heterogeneity and diagnostic challenges Nature Communications What is VAP?, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is a lung infection that develops 48 hours or more after endotracheal intubation. It increases ventilator days, costs, and mortality., The Power of Endotracheal Tubes: Key Factors in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia European Society of Medicine Ventilator associated pneumonia: mechanisms, an appraisal of current therapies and the role for inhaled antibiotics in prevention and treatment Respiratory Medicine Clinical trial shows 39% reduction of ventilator associated pneumonia with Bactiguard's endotracheal tube Bactiguard